Main content
This programme will be available shortly after broadcast

No brother left behind

The apprenticeship scheme that helped the Nigerian Igbo people build generational wealth

The Igba Boyi apprenticeship scheme, described as the world's largest business incubator, has helped the Nigerian Igbo people build generational wealth in the devastating aftermath of the Civil War.

The scheme involves a master mentoring an apprentice who, upon graduation, is "settled" with start-up funds and contacts to launch their own business.

BBC Reporter Chiagozie Nwonwu explores this vital tradition and why it is now at risk of fading out in modern Nigeria.

A Whistledown production.

Release date:

23 minutes

Broadcasts

  • Tuesday08:06GMT
  • Tuesday15:06GMT
  • Tuesday18:06GMT
  • Tuesday23:06GMT
  • Next Saturday23:06GMT
  • Next Sunday10:06GMT
  • Next Sunday18:06GMT
  • Mon 19 Jan 202603:06GMT

People fixing the world on YouTube

People fixing the world on YouTube

Watch stories of people changing their world on the World Service English YouTube channel